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it was down to two finalists shelly dozier-mckee and lia griffith from portland, oregon. both women had to wrap an enormous model airplane with an 8-foot wing span. in the end griffith walked away with the grand prize and plenty of paper to spare. >> a skill i don't have. well done, ladies. she makes it look easy. >>> up next, lia's going to join us in studio to try to wrap rob and other unusual items. i could be into that. we'll see how it plays out. we'll be back. >> announcer: "wor ♪ >> welcome back, everyone. we just saw her win a pretty extraordinary and competitive stressful competition here in new york city. >>> welcome back, everybody. we just saw her win a pretty extraordinary and competitive stressful competition here in new york city. here to show us how to do it for ourselves, gift-wrapping champion, lia griffith. and i guess we should say we're wrapping, but in the gift type of sense. you just won $10,000. pretty impressive. are you a professional gift wrapper? >> well, not professionally. i do blog about it. i have been doing it every since 6 years old i'v
it was down to two finalists shelly dozier-mckee and lia griffith from portland, oregon. both women had to wrap an enormous model airplane with an 8-foot wing span. in the end griffith walked away with the grand prize and plenty of paper to spare. >> a skill i don't have. well done, ladies. she makes it look easy. >>> up next, lia's going to join us in studio to try to wrap rob and other unusual items. i could be into that. we'll see how it plays out. we'll be back. >>...
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. >> from portland, oregon, 26 wreaths sent for each life lost. and also from stanford, north carolina, 26 christmas trees. firefighters helped line those trees along the entrance to sandy hook elementary school, and within an hour, they were all decorated. >> that's right. some of the decorations were provided by residents of long island, new york, who sent 26 christmas ornaments. >> i'm reading now online and twitter now that one way that people can kind of grieve and also honor the community and honor those victims is these random acts of kindness. i saw a friend who donated $260 to her favorite challenge. whatever you can do in the number of 26. so maybe that's a good way. if you're not there in connecticut to honor some of those victims. >> so many people feel connected to this story in many ways. >> how could you not? it is a tragically human story. so whatever any of us can do, we shou >>> this morning on "world news now," powerful punch. the holiday storm strong enough to unleash a mudslide to derail a train moves from west to east. >>> th
. >> from portland, oregon, 26 wreaths sent for each life lost. and also from stanford, north carolina, 26 christmas trees. firefighters helped line those trees along the entrance to sandy hook elementary school, and within an hour, they were all decorated. >> that's right. some of the decorations were provided by residents of long island, new york, who sent 26 christmas ornaments. >> i'm reading now online and twitter now that one way that people can kind of grieve and also...
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. >>> just like the grinch, someone in oregon is stealing christmas trees. five swiped from an outdoor lot. the first time in 51 years the family owned lot hit by thieves. sadly a significant hit for the owners who say business has been dropping dramatically in the past few years. they say more people are buying their trees at big box stores. christmas trees, if you're going to buy real trees, they're not cheap. >> how much are they? >> i paid $65 for a six-foot tree. you can pay up to $150 if you want a larger one. i just don't have any room. >> you've got tony vest in plastic. store it until next year. >> go to the bronx. >> go to the bronx. thank you, willis. >>> there are still people with christmas spirit to spare, thank goodness. case in point, 84-year-old joyce smith, decorating ever green trees along highways in iowa for more than 20 year. well, she and her husband james have decorated 60 trees so far this season. joyce brings her decorations along wherever she may go. when she went to visit her sister in another town she stopped along the way to giv
. >>> just like the grinch, someone in oregon is stealing christmas trees. five swiped from an outdoor lot. the first time in 51 years the family owned lot hit by thieves. sadly a significant hit for the owners who say business has been dropping dramatically in the past few years. they say more people are buying their trees at big box stores. christmas trees, if you're going to buy real trees, they're not cheap. >> how much are they? >> i paid $65 for a six-foot tree. you...
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. >>> in oregon, the shopping mall that became the scene of a deadly shooting rampage days ago is set to reopen this morning. a candlelight vigil for the victims will be held tonight. two people were killed and the 15-year-old girl was wounded when 22-year-old jacob roberts opened fire inside the clackamas town center on tuesday. roberts then killed himself. there is still no motive for the shooting. >>> a much calmer day is in store for san diego after a pounding rainstorm drenched that city. the rain came down so fast and furious, in fact, it flooded businesses and major intersections, leaving drivers stranded in the road. some people even had to be rescued from the flood waters. >>> and the southern california mountains are buried under a fresh coat of snow this morning. and it is still coming down in fact. tire chains were mandatory for drivers heading into mountain passes and resorts like big bear. even with chains, they say the roads were still pretty treacherous. >>> we have a stunning, stunning revelation, thanks to some of the nation's top scientists. >> hey. i figured i woul
. >>> in oregon, the shopping mall that became the scene of a deadly shooting rampage days ago is set to reopen this morning. a candlelight vigil for the victims will be held tonight. two people were killed and the 15-year-old girl was wounded when 22-year-old jacob roberts opened fire inside the clackamas town center on tuesday. roberts then killed himself. there is still no motive for the shooting. >>> a much calmer day is in store for san diego after a pounding rainstorm...
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shocking story out of oregon this morning. a portland woman says she was held at gun point by two boys, ages 7 and 11. amy garrett says she was sitting inside her truck outside a church when the two boys approached and threat tuned "blow her brains out" if she didn't hand over the truck. garrett thought they were joke until the 11-year-old showed a gun. she sped away. called 911. while speaking to a reporter, the 11-year-old returned to the scene. police have returned both boys to the custody of their parents. >> unbelievable story. >> there is speculation this morning that kate middleton could be headed back to the hospital. reports in britain say the pregnant duchess of cambridge has taken a turn for the worse. just three days after being released from a london hospital, where she was treated for an extreme form of morning sickness. mean while the two radio shock jocks whose prank call to the hospital was followed by a nurse's suicide will reportedly be questioned by police. >>> all right. huge chunk of the upper midwest cov
shocking story out of oregon this morning. a portland woman says she was held at gun point by two boys, ages 7 and 11. amy garrett says she was sitting inside her truck outside a church when the two boys approached and threat tuned "blow her brains out" if she didn't hand over the truck. garrett thought they were joke until the 11-year-old showed a gun. she sped away. called 911. while speaking to a reporter, the 11-year-old returned to the scene. police have returned both boys to the...